2000 No. 100
The Radioactive Substances (Basic Safety Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 2000
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and extent1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Radioactive Substances (Basic Safety Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 13th May 2000.
2
These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
Amendment of the Radioactive Substances Act 19932
1
In section 15(1) (further exemptions from sections 13 and 14) of the Radioactive Substances Act 19932 after the words “clocks or watches” (where those words first appear) there shall be inserted the following:–
a
where the total quantity taken together of each of the radionuclides listed in column 1 of Table A below present in the clocks and watches on any premises does not exceed the amount set out in column 2–
TABLE A
Radioactive material
Relevant value
Tritium
109 becquerels
Promethium 147
107 becquerels
Radium 226
104 becquerels
or
b
where
i
the total quantity of the radionuclides listed in column 2 of Table B below present in each such clock or watch of the type listed in column 1 of that table does not exceed the amount set out in column 3–
TABLE B
Type of clock or watch
Radioactive material
Relevant value (becquerels)
Tritium
Promethium 147
2.8 × 108
5.5 × 106
b
not worn or carried on the person
Tritium
Promethium 147
3.7 × 108
7.4 × 106
ii
Special luminised time measurement instruments4
Tritium
Promethium 147
9.3 × 108
1.9 × 107
iii
Watches containing gaseous tritium light sources5
Tritium
7.4 × 109
Radium 226
3.7 × 103
b
alarm clocks
Radium 226
5.5 × 103
c
special time measurement instruments
Radium 226
5.6 × 104
and
ii
no more than five items falling within Table B which constitute radioactive waste are present on any premises
(This note is not part of the Regulations)